Over the next few days, Julia worked on getting ready for the dance, making sure to get her dress robes prepared, making sure she had all the things she would need to look nice that evening. She was really excited and hadn't been expected to be asked to any kind of dance at all since she was such a bookworm.

When Julia saw Jason in class she offered a smile and a wave as well before getting to work on whatever coursework they were doing that day. She tried not to pester him too much, not wanting to bother him

((YIKES!! I'm so sorry! I swear I thought I posted! And your doing just fine~ ^^))


It was the Friday of the dance and Julia was really excited for that night. She had been looking forward to it, even though her friends were shocked that a Malfoy had asked her to the dance. She had shrugged them off, telling them that they were friends and that there was nothing wrong with them being friends. The families were over the rivalry that was started a long time ago, at least they were as far as she was aware of.

When Julia saw him she smiled,"Hello there." She said, listening to him when he had spoken. She saw the beautiful flower inside the jar and smiled,"Wow... It's so beautiful~" She said, blushing lightly as she looked at him,"This is so kind of you, Jason." She gently took the jar from him and carefully tucked it away in her bag,"I was actually working on something for you too." She held out a really neat silver serpent with deep green eyes that seemed to glow once she handed it to him,"I charmed it to have its eyes glow when held by a Slytherin. I know it's kinda silly but I hoped it was something you might like. The snake itself is something I made at home with clay."

(Awwww how cute! XD You could if you want. Julia is a little oblivious but does have a crush on James too XD)

Julia smiled,"This will be perfect then~" She said, looking at the flower,"I can't wait until the dance. I've been really looking forward to it since you had asked me to go." She looked over at him when he mentioned the snake and smiled a bit bigger,"I'm really glad you like it. I was worried it might have been something little silly and I wasn't sure how much you would like it. But I thought I might as well. It took me a while to work the spell to make the eyes glow green like that but other than that I think that it came out really well. I might work on sculpting a Raven, Badger, and Lion and doing the same spell to make them light up according to house."

Julia blinked, listening to the words between the two. She looked a bit surprised at the reaction his friend was having,"So what if we were?" She asked his friend, sounding purely curious,"Would that be the weirdest thing to ever happen at Hogwarts? There's nothing wrong with us being friends in the first place." She was just surprised by it was all. She looked over at Jason,"I should go..." She said, starting to wonder if he still wanted to go with her,"I'll meet you outside the great hall this evening." She grabbed her things and headed out of the room, starting to wonder if she should just skip it and stay in her dorm. She knew she couldn't though, as she had promised herself she would go if someone asked her.

Julia had gone to her room in Ravenclaw Tower, gently setting down the flower that Jason had created for her. She decided to sink on her bed and relax for a little while before getting ready for the ball. She was still unsure if Jason still wanted to go with her or not, but she was going to go either way and meet him like they had talked about it before. After taking a quick nap, she got up and started to prepare for the ball, changing into her dress robes and starting to brush out her long red hair.

Julia blushed slightly with q smile,"And you look very handaome." She said. She smiled a bit wider seeing her snake charm,"That us a clever idea; wearing the snake like that. I wish i had thought of doing that when i gave it to you." She smiled and took his arm, letting him lead the way inside the great hall. She didnt know what the rest of the school would say or do about seeing them this way...but she didnt care. She was tired of worrying about others would say.